Reference Data Job Trends in Edinburgh

Reference Data
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Reference Data in permanent job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Reference Data over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 - 92
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Permanent jobs citing Reference Data 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.087% - 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.40% - 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £83,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 - -
75th Percentile £91,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £68,750 - -

All Generic Skills
Edinburgh

Reference Data falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 247 268 336
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 21.39% 35.12% 26.58%
Number of salaries quoted 137 88 177
10th Percentile £27,125 £24,700 £35,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £32,875 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £91,250 £72,500 £73,886
90th Percentile £109,500 £100,000 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -5.17%

Reference Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Reference Data relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Reference Data job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Reference Data
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Reference Data.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Reference Data

Reference Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Data Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Investment Management
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Wealth Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality